Background Smoking is more prevalent among people with depression. Depression may
make cessation more difficult and cessation may affect depression symptoms. Purpose The …

OBJECTIVE: Case studies suggest cigarette abstinence may precipitate a major depressive
episode. This study examined the incidence and predictors of major depression in the 12 …

Depression and smoking are highly comorbid. The vast majority of psychiatrists treating
depressed patients do not target or treat nicotine dependence, and many inpatient …

Previous findings from a smoking cessation trial showed that smokers with a history of major
depression had lower success rates than smokers without a depression history. In an …

We analyzed data from a randomized trial of 322 actively depressed smokers and examined
the effect of smoking cessation on their mental health functioning. Only 1 of 10 measures at …

Background: The aim of this study has been to investigate the effect of depressive symptoms
on the results of a smoking cessation programme. Method: 186 received a multicomponent …

The authors review recent literature that has demonstrated an association between cigarette
smoking behavior and major depression. Persons with major depression are more likely to …

Objectives. Using a brief contact control, we tested the efficacy of a staged care intervention
to reduce cigarette smoking among psychiatric patients in outpatient treatment for …

The adverse health consequences of tobacco use have been well-known to the medical and
lay community for the better part of the last 50 years. The first reports implicating cigarette …

Objective The authors examined the incidence and predictors of major depression following
successful smoking cessation treatment, with special attention to the influence of past major …